Peace Sells (Deluxe Box)

VINYL FORMAT. Deluxe remastered box set contains 5xCDs, 3xLPs, 2 photos and a 20 page book. Arguably Megadeth's strongest effort and a classic of early thrash, Peace Sells combines a punkish political awareness with a dark, threatening, typically heavy metal worldview, preoccupied with evil, the occult, and the like. The anthemic title track and "Wake Up Dead" are the two major standouts, and there is also a cover of Willie Dixon's "I Ain't Superstitious," which takes on an air of supernaturally induced paranoia in the album's context. The lines between hell and earth are blurred throughout the album, and the crashing, complex music backs up Dave Mustaine's apocalyptic vision of life as damnation; his limited vocal style is used to great effect, growling and snarling in a barely intelligible fashion under all the complicated guitar work. Vital, necessary thrash. The 25th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set honors the original recording, featureing five discs, including the digitally remastered album and a previously unreleased live show recorded in Cleveland, Ohio, 1987, three LPs, two press photos, a pair of flyers from two classic concerts, a vintage, Japanese concert ticket, a booklet containing new liner notes, photos, and assorted memorabilia and new artwork created especially for the reissue. -Steve Huey allmusic.com